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TWO WHEELED VEHICLE. No. 287.000. Patented ont. 23, 1883.

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NicHOLAs BAYARD OLINOH, OE GEEEN cOvE SPRING, FLORIDA.

TWO-.WHEELED VEHICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.l 287,000, dated October 23, 1883. y

` Application filed July 24, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.:

Be it known that I, N. BAYARD CLINOH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Green Cove Spring, in the county of Clay and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Two-W'heeled Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of roadwagons known generallyas sulkies or village-carts]7 in which the body is supported by a single axle and two wheels; and the object of my invention is to construct vehicles of this class so that the movements of the horse causing the shafts to .play up and down will not be imparted to the body. y

. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a village-cart illustrating my invention. Fig; 2 is a plan view, the bottom and springs removed; and Fig. 3 is a diagram il` lustrating a modification.

The axle A is of any suitable construction, and the shaft or pole frame B extends beyond the axle in the rear, and is pivoted thereto in any suitable manner, as shown. It is pivoted atxto clips upon the axle. Ihe body C is supported by springs D, of any suitable character, connected to the axle, or, when a frame is attached to the latter, to any part of said frame,

and the connecting-bolts a are passed through slots b in the bottom of -the body, so that the latter may be moved backward and forward upon its supports andv secured, .after adjustment, so as to bring the weight as nearly central with the axle as possible. kIn the present instance a frame is combined with the axle; and it consists of two bars, d d, projecting for- Vward and supporting an arched bar, e, upon which the forward end of the body rests, as

shown. As thus constructed, the body rests upon springs supported by the axle at the rear, and at the front upon the axle-frame I, while the shaft or pole frame B is pivoted to the axle in such manner that it can play freely independently of the body.

To prevent the front portion of the frame I from descending under its own weight or that of the body, I connect it, through the medium of springs s, to standards J at the rear end of the shaft-frame. For instance,thespringss,secured to the standards J, are also connected to rods m, pivoted at the forward end to standards L upon the. frame I, so that any weight tending to depress the forward end of the frame I will tend tol draw outward the rods m, and thereby distend the springs s, which are thus indirectly springlsupports for lthe forward end of the body,thelatter,therefore,being supported both at the rear and at thefront by springs. NVhile Athis arrangement in no way interferes with the vibration of the shaft-frame upon its pivots resulting from the vertical movements of the horse, such motion, instead of being communicated to the body, as usual, is imparted in a horizontaldirection to the springs s, which, therefore, contract and distend horizontally, exerting upon the standards L and upon the frame a varying horizontal draft, but without any tendency to cause the forward end of the frame to rise or fall.

Such connections as have been described may be varied while securing the same result, it

'spring s is secured at the rear to the standard `merely being necessary to attach one end of n J, and, at the front to a stud, h, upon the body;

or standards on the axle may replace the standards L.

The cross-bar G of the shaft-frame and projections n of theaxleframe will serve as positive bearings for the body when the weight therein is sufficient to overcome the action of the springs in either direction.

It is best to vary the spring-tension according to the weight to be carried, which may be effected in various ways. Forinstance, each spring may be secured to a rod, o, passing through a stud, p, upon the standard J, and

provided with a nut, q, by turning which it may be drawn out to increase the tension upon the springs. Y

Without limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts described,

I claiml. The combination, in a road=wagon, of a body supported upon the axle, a shaft-frame IOO 2. The combination of the aXle, frame I, eX- tending forward therefrom, springs interposed between the body and the axle, shaft-frame pivoted to the axle, and spring-connections between the shaft-frame and the frame I, substantially as set forth.

3. The co1nbination,With the axle and body supported thereon, of a frame extending from the axle and supporting` the front end of the body and provided with standards L, and shaft pivoted to the axle and provided with standards J, and rods and springs Connecting the tWo standards, substantially as set forth.

4; The Combination, With the axle and body supported thereon, of a shaft-frame pivoted to and extending` to the rear of the aXle, and

NICHOLAS BAYARD CLINCH.

Vitnesses:

RoBT. NV. Davis, I. C. CRooKnR. 

